George Chandler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1898, Waukegan, Illinois, USA
- Died
- June 10, 1985
- Movies
- 260
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George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985), born in Waukegan, Illinois, was an American actor. He made his screen debut in 1928, ultimately appearing, throughout his career, in over 140 films, usually in smaller supporting roles. Chandler is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the television series Lassie.
Early in his performing career he had a vaudeville act, billed as "George Chandler, the Musical Nut", which featured comedy and his violin. He served in the United States Army during World War I.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Elderly Man |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | Clerk at D.M.V. |
| 1976 | Griffin and Phoenix | Old Man |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Capone | Robert E. Crowe |
| 1975 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Grocer |
| 1975 | It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! | Jonathan Kent |
| 1972 | Pickup on 101 | Pawnshop owner |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob | Conductor |
| 1966 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | Judge Harley Nast |
| 1965 | Apache Uprising | Jace Asher |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless | Martin |
| 1964 | Dead Ringer | George, Chauffeur |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West | Simpson |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | Gus Withers |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion | Zimmie (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Good-bye, My Lady | Reporter |
| 1955 | Apache Ambush | Chandler |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Ben Sneed |
| 1954 | Rails Into Laramie | Grimes |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky | Rene |
| 1953 | Meet Me at the Fair | Deputy Leach |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | Farmer |
| 1952 | The WAC from Walla Walla | Jud Canova |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me | Stagehand |
| 1952 | My Man and I | Bartender Frankie |
| 1952 | The Narrow Margin | Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited) |
| 1952 | This Woman Is Dangerous | Dr. Bill Ryan (Uncredited) |
| 1952 | Rose of Cimarron | Deputy Sheriff |
| 1951 | Westward the Women | Mackeral Face (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri | Gowie |
| 1951 | The Whip Hand | Jed (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Kansas Raiders | Willie |
| 1950 | Pretty Baby | Henderson |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | 'Squirrely' Davis, convict |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | Johnny |
| 1950 | The Next Voice You Hear... | Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Perfect Strangers | Lester Hubley |
| 1950 | Singing Guns | Smitty, Piano Player |
| 1949 | Once More, My Darling | Motel Proprietor |
| 1949 | The House Across the Street | Carl's Boss (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Telegraph Operator |
| 1949 | Homicide | Police Photographer |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Paleface | Patient #1 |
| 1948 | The Girl from Manhattan | Monty |
| 1948 | Race Street | Herman (Waiter) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Sons of Adventure | Billy Wilkes |
| 1948 | Hollow Triumph | Aubrey - Assistant |
| 1948 | The Pirate | Carriage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Silver River | Mr. Rice (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Hunted | Joe, the Bartender |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Max |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Reaching from Heaven | Bert Kestner (as Geo. Chandler) |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Ship's Steward (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Train Station Agent (uncredited) |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | Bus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley | Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Bus Driver |
| 1947 | So You Want to Be in Pictures | Assistant Director Sammy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Saddle Pals | Pickpocket Dippy |
| 1946 | Dead Reckoning | Louis Ord |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Man (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Missing Lady | Shrevvie |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile | Roller Coaster Operator (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annie | Sergeant Harrington (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Lover Come Back | Bit Role, Walter |
| 1946 | Suspense | Joe's Pal at Sandwich Counter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Behind the Mask | Shrevvie |
| 1946 | The French Key | Roomer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Glass Alibi | Bartender |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonation | J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty. |
| 1946 | The Mask of Diijon | Diner Counterman (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | Little Giant | O'Brien (salesman) |
| 1946 | A Guy Could Change | Gus, Photographer |
| 1945 | Strange Confession | Harper |
| 1945 | The Shanghai Cobra | Joe |
| 1945 | Tell It to a Star | Al Marx |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | |
| 1945 | Patrick the Great | Bellboy |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | 1st Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Without Love | Elevator Boy |
| 1945 | This Man's Navy | Bert Bland |
| 1945 | The Great Morgan | Roger the Valet (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle | Saddle Maker (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Goin' to Town | Jameson |
| 1944 | Bride by Mistake | Armed Guard |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White | Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Bob |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | Hamburger Vendor, Hamburger Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Kelly - Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Fred (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Don't Be a Sucker! | |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Lady of Burlesque | Jake, stage hand (uncredited), Jake |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Jimmy Carnes (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Harry, Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Great Gildersleeve | Messenger |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1942 | That Other Woman | Man Carrying Rifle in Woods |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers | Keystone Cop (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Sam Caldwell |
| 1942 | Isle of Missing Men | Ship's bartender |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | George Peabody (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Night in New Orleans | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Skip - the Bellboy |
| 1942 | Roxie Hart | Amos Hart |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert | The Bus Driver |
| 1941 | Remember the Day | Telegraph clerk |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | Movie Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Design for Scandal | First Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Miss Polly | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Forbes |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Tailor |
| 1941 | Reaching for the Sun | Jerry |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Mr. Williams |
| 1941 | Repent at Leisure | Bus Conductor |
| 1941 | Sleepers West | |
| 1941 | Western Union | Herb |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | Hotel Desk Clark |
| 1940 | Arizona | Haley |
| 1940 | The Mad Doctor | Elevator Operator (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Railroad Station Attendant |
| 1940 | Charter Pilot | Bob, the soundman |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Taxi Driver |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Parkersville Counterman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Roy |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Gold Exchange Clerk |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Charley |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | First Clerk |
| 1939 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Johnny |
| 1939 | The Light That Failed | First Man (Voice) |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Pay Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1939 | 20,000 Men a Year | Soda Jerker |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Everything's on Ice | |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Herbert (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Beau Geste | Legionnaire Cordier (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Taxi Driver |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Loafer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Jones Family in Hollywood | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Exile Express | Marvln McGee |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Photographer at Ferry Landing (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Airport Gas Attendant |
| 1939 | Everybody's Baby | G. Randolph (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | Laundryman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | King of the Turf | 2nd Tout |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Roy |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Gus - Piano Player |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour | Press Agent (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton | Newspaper Staff (uncredited) |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Tailor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Straight, Place and Show | Cabbie |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Jim, the Baggage Master (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gateway | Reporter |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Cody |
| 1938 | One Wild Night | Rutherford (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Three Comrades | First comic with singer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Rascals | Waiting Room Patient |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Taxi Driver (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | Onlooker (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Boxing Spectator (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Mannequin | 'Swing' Magoo (Uncredited) |
| 1937 | Big Town Girl | Red Evans |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | Jim - Racetrack Usher (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at Work | Garage attendant |
| 1937 | Small Town Boy | Bill Clipper |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wake Up and Live | Janitor |
| 1937 | Soak the Poor | Briggs (uncredited) |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Herman |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Business Card Printer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Ship's Radio Operator |
| 1937 | Woman Chases Man | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Deliveryman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Fair Warning | Hotel Clerk |
| 1937 | Time Out for Romance | Simpson |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger | Reporter |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Bell Hop |
| 1936 | Old Hutch | Cigar Store Clerk |
| 1936 | Sworn Enemy | Lunch Stand Man (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing | Hospital Interne |
| 1936 | Women Are Trouble | Reporter |
| 1936 | High Tension | Man at Honolulu Dock |
| 1936 | Fury | Milton Jackson |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across | Film Man (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Speed | 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Greasy |
| 1936 | Here Comes Trouble | Purser Brooks |
| 1935 | Stars Over Broadway | Charlie |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitive | Stadium Cashier |
| 1935 | It's in the Air | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Flicker Fever | Bob Adams |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Photographer |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Henry Purdy (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | Sol Hertzberger |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Star of Midnight | Witness (uncredited) |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept | Evening Bulletin Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Woman in Red | First Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Payoff | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Music in the Air | Assistant Stage Manager |
| 1934 | Happiness Ahead | Window Washer |
| 1934 | 6 Day Bike Rider | Abner (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Big Hearted Herbert | Murphy (uncredited) |
| 1934 | He Was Her Man | Highway Service Station Counterman |
| 1934 | Fog Over Frisco | Taxi Driver |
| 1934 | Rough Necking | Joe Cuttlehammer Jr. |
| 1934 | Dark Hazard | Soapy Sam Lambert |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie! | Sullivan |
| 1933 | Lady Killer | George Thompson (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Son of a Sailor | Sailor |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Piano Player (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder Case | Reporter at Police Station (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade | Pharmacist (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons | Homer Howard |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great | Cubs Player (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Mind Reader | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Keyhole | Joe - Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Fatal Glass of Beer | Chester Snavely |
| 1933 | Parachute Jumper | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Me and My Gal | Eddie Collins |
| 1932 | Afraid to Talk | Pete (bellhop) |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Pullman Ticket Agent (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Blessed Event | Hanson |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Tenderfoot | Beggar (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case | Depot Loafer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Wide Open Spaces | Townsman in Saloon |
| 1931 | The Great Junction Hotel | The Elevator Operator |
| 1931 | Sob Sister | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Up Pops the Duke | |
| 1931 | The Woman Between | Sweet a Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | A Holy Terror | Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Too Many Cooks | Ned |
| 1931 | The Lure of Hollywood | George |
| 1931 | The Back Page | The Aspiring Reporter |
| 1931 | Everything’s Rosie | Jail Guard |
| 1931 | Crashing Hollywood | |
| 1931 | Man of the World | Fred |
| 1931 | Doctors' Wives | Dr. Roberts |
| 1930 | Only Saps Work | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Love in the Rough | |
| 1930 | The Florodora Girl | Georgie Smith |
| 1930 | In Gay Madrid | Enrique |
| 1930 | The Light of Western Stars | Slig Whalen |
| 1929 | Devil-May-Care | Timid Royalist (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Cloud Dodger | Post Commander |
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